Headed to Dallas

[brucekr]

I've been a Cowboys fan since I was 10 years old (believe me when I say, that was a long time ago) I raised my son to be a Boys fan, and now he's grown up and doing great on his own. I live on the West coast and the closest pro team are (cough) the Seahawks.
Over the years I've talked about going to a real Cowboys game in Dallas, knowing that I would probably never really get the chance to get there . I took the family to Seattle one year for a pre-season game which Dallas won btw
Well, the other day my son called, "Dad we are going to Dallas". I did all the arguments... No money, blah blah. Dad, he said, I allready bought the tickets, they'll be at your house on Monday. Well, we lost that game Sunday and honestly I was a bit down about our trip (for about 5 min.) I'm headed to Dallas, and for me it's a dream about to be real. Even bigger, my kid is making it so... I used to be jealous of the fans living in or close to the Cowboys, but now I feel like the luckiest guy around.

Hope you have a great time! Do the stadium tour before the game if you can. That place is a lot to take in. I gotta head to the airport in 4 hours to catch my flight down. I'm coming from Oregon and was at the game last weekend. I think I've cursed our team in the new stadium. I've yet to see us win there and am on a 0-6 streak that has got to end.

Go Cowboys!

 

[jazzcat22]

That is awesome, man. I'm a season ticket holder with my dad, and I know what a bond like that means to you both. I always enjoy seeing the folks who are there obviously for the first time or from a long way away. It is magical, and I never take it for granted.

Some advice. Go early, and stop and eat before you go so you don't have to overspend inside. The stadium is massive and incredible, so take it all in. I like to walk in about 90 minutes before kickoff just to "be there" and get my mind right. There's a lot going outside the stadium on both ends, but I prefer to stay inside. Up to you.

Take a pair of binoculars. Yes, you'll see a ton on the big screen, but you'll want to look around on the sidelines, too. You'll be glad you did.

If you're spend money and eat, get the chicken flautas from one of the Mexican concessions or the BBQ beef sandwich from one of the others.

If you get here Saturday, go to the stadium and go to the pro shop. It's cool. On gameday, however, it's a beating. Just too many people to sift through.

Also take Cooper to Randol Mill, and drive in from the west to the parking lots (unless you have a parking pass already). You'll have to walk a bit, but you'll get out fast. I pay heavily to park close because my dad can't walk far, but I still come in that way and get out pretty quickly.

Enjoy. I hope they play well and make it even more memorable for you.

They usually have a big tailgate party at the west endzone now, Miller - Lite area. Cheaper beers and food, like $3 hamburgers, $4 beers I think. I haven't got my e-mail about it yet for this game.

I'll be at the game but probably not at the tailgate. depends what time we get to leave for the game. It takes about 15 minutes to get to parking lot.

On the very first game ever there, against the Giants, my friend had an emergency. We had to leave without her, she was going to meet us there. She called 3 minutes into our drive. So we turned around, to meet her back at my house. had 25 minutes to KO....got to seats right at KO...